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Background

Chlamydia vaccination is a potentially important strategy to prevent infections and reduce the global burden of disease. Ideally, chlamydia immunization programs would require vaccinating adolescents before they engage in sexual activity. Communication by health care providers (HCPs) has been shown to have an impact on vaccine acceptance. Therefore, it is imperative to understand their opinions on chlamydia vaccines and factors that would promote strong vaccine recommendations to patients to promote uptake.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with adolescent HCPs were conducted and focused on perceived need for chlamydia vaccine. Additional topics included vaccine characteristics, such as efficacy, cost, and booster vaccines, and potential vaccine recommendation strategies.

Results

From January to July 2021, 22 interviews were completed. Health care providers discussed how …